Sorry I couldn't jump in sooner on this thread, I've been a bit busy at LibrePlanet.
In terms of de-listing or other action plans for currently endorsed distros, that's something for us at the FSF to handle. What you all can do to help is to file freedom-related bugs where applicable for any currently endorsed distro and follow the instructions at <https://www.gnu.org/help/gnu-bucks.en.html>. In short, file a bug with the project, email us at [email protected] with a link to that bug, and your physical mailing address should you want to receive a GNU Buck. I understand the concerns with some of these older distros, but we have a mechanism in place for making sure they keep working on freedom-related issues, we just have to keep working at that. And if they're having trouble meeting those obligations, we at the FSF will discuss with them the best way to move forward. And that goes for any distro; if there are issues, file bugs and let <[email protected]> know, and we'll monitor the situation. We require every distro to maintain a way to accept bugs, so I don't think we need to use this list as a bug tracker. In terms of discussing whether a particular issue is actually a freedom problem, that can be really important work we can do here on the list. But I think we've built a good base of information and opinion here on the issues discussed, and at this point we at the FSF need to bring some guidance. So please give me some time to move forward our internal discussions on these issues. I know the system in the past hasn't worked very well, and that's my fault. I've got a lot of work to do to get things back up and running properly, and I thank you all for your help in revamping things. While that is going on, let's keep in mind we're all working towards the same goal here. We are all on the same team. But I'm the one ultimately responsible for keeping things running when it comes to endorsed distros, so if you're feeling frustration, please direct it at me. Let's keep our eye on the prize here on the list, and I think we can really accomplish a lot. -- Donald R. Robertson, III, J.D. Licensing & Compliance Manager Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor Boston, MA 02110 Phone +1-617-542-5942 Fax +1-617-542-2652 ex. 56
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